Tokyo Friends of the Zoo

Animals and Zoos
Winter 2019 issue (No.713)

As a result of improvements to the breeding environment at Ueno Zoo, kingfisher chicks have grown and left the nest for the first time in 14 years.
Tama Zoo introduces the work of Wildlife Conservatio Center which investigates animals' breeding seasons based on hormone levels.
We will also be sharing information on how to use greenery to make zoos more attractive, as well as a report on the breeding of West African Dwarf Crocodile.

[Cover] Ueno Zoo 's red river Wild Boar Cover description... Kimura Takashi
[Ueno Zoo]
A kingfisher that has grown for the first time in 14 years... Miki Ogawa
30 years of studying kingfishers... Ryo Yano
[Tama Zoo]
Exploring the "love lives" of animals through their poop and pee... Hiroshi Kuramochi
Readers' Photo Exhibition
Case studies of zoo greenery utilization...Yamashita Hiroshi
[Ueno Zoo]
Breeding of West African Dwarf Crocodile reaches a new stage...Saito Fumie
Tokyo Friends of the Zoo held a tour of Tsushima Leopard Cat and Fukuoka City Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Let's take a look at the amazing creatures of Japan! Visit Hotto Zoo 2019
[From the zoo lecture]
Badgers are not bears... Yukihiro Fukuda
[Poetry and illustrations]
Wild Boar...Poetry by Ryo Kizaka Illustration by Yoshifumi Hasegawa
[Talking about humans and animals]
Living Form...Eriko Satake
Zoo News from Tokyo / Japan / Overseas
Book Reviews Animal Books
[Ueno Zoo]
"Shanshan" Stands Alone
others

"Animals and the Zoo" is the magazine of Tokyo Friends of the Zoo. It is published four times a year and delivered to members.
For more information, please see the Friends of the Association membership request page.

Back issues can be viewed at Ueno Zoo reference room. If you would like to view them, please check the reference room's usage guide.

We are looking for photos to submit

In the "Readers' Photo Exhibition" section, we are accepting animal photographs taken at zoos and aquariums by members of Tokyo Friends of the Zoo. Both color and black-and-white photos are welcome.

Please send your submissions to the editorial department's email address, henshubu@tokyo-zoo.net, with the subject line "Readers' Photo Exhibition," and include your address, name, membership number, the name of the zoo/aquarium and animal photographed, and a short note about your work (up to 10MB, 3 photos per submission). For further details, please see the "Readers' Photo Exhibition" page in the magazine.

We will send a small gift to everyone whose submission is featured.